Paralympic Experience

Jabin Botsford | DispatchDave Hudler, center, a member of the Columbus Reds a Major League Wheelchair Softball team, teaches patrons how to throw while sitting in a wheelchair during the Paralympic Experience.Request to buy this photo

Jabin Botsford | DispatchPatrons listen as members of the Columbus Reds, a Major League Wheelchair Softball team, explain how to play wheelchair softballRequest to buy this photo

Jabin Botsford | DispatchA man watches as people play various wheelchair sports during the Paralympic Experience.Request to buy this photo

Jabin Botsford | DispatchGary Dwyer, a member of the Columbus Reds a Major League Wheelchair Softball team, helps teach patrons how to play wheelchair softball.Request to buy this photo

Jabin Botsford | DispatchPatrons learn to play wheelchair softball under the instructions of members of the Columbus Reds, a Major League Wheelchair Softball team.Request to buy this photo

Jabin Botsford | DispatchPatrons learn to play wheelchair softball under the instructions of members of the Columbus Reds, a Major League Wheelchair Softball team.Request to buy this photo

Jabin Botsford | DispatchDave Coats, 64, a board member of the Amputee Recreational Support Group of Central Ohio, speaks with his girlfriend Marilyn Bell.Request to buy this photo

Jabin Botsford | DispatchDave Hudler, a member of the Columbus Reds a Major League Wheelchair Softball team, tells Cece Harris she did a good job batting while he teaches patrons how to play wheelchair softball.Request to buy this photo

Jabin Botsford | DispatchWheelchair rugby players use custom-made sports wheelchairs that are specifically designed for wheelchair rugby and include a front bumper, wings, spoke protectors and an anti-tip device at the back.Request to buy this photo

Jabin Botsford | DispatchGloves are taped tightly onto the hands of wheelchair rugby players to protect their hands.Request to buy this photo

Jabin Botsford | DispatchHarlen Filbrun teaches his daughter Jemma, 6, how to play softball during the Paralympic Experience.Request to buy this photo

Jabin Botsford | DispatchJemma Filbrun, 6, runs to first base while being taught how to play softball during the Paralympic Experience.Request to buy this photo

Jabin Botsford | DispatchBeth Osswald, 23, passes the ball as Casei Followay, 16, runs into her during a game of wheelchair rugby.Request to buy this photo

Jabin Botsford | DispatchPatrons line up into marked spots to play bocce ball during the Paralympic Experience.Request to buy this photo

Jabin Botsford | DispatchParticipants talk with one another before practicing wheelchair track during the Paralympic Experience, a celebration of Paralympic sport sponsored by Adaptive Sports Ohio and Columbus Recreation and Parks at the Cleo Dumaree Athletic Complex.Request to buy this photo

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